The issue focused on how to best protect and serve our communities, and how that is going to be done in an increasingly digital environment.

The report, entitled "How the Internet is Changing Law in America," is based on an analysis of law and technology laws, and the opinions of federal and state officials who have been involved in Internet law and regulation issues.

A major theme of the report will come up at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing next week. The hearing will look at the role of federal law